baby birds, blue sky periods, detailed notes, & compelled by excitement a quick note: Today I am sharing tips specific to writing but these ideas can be applied to any form of creative work, new hobby, or side project. 😉 The past seven years of writing have been a personal revival. Following my curiosity onto…
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10 Books That Changed the Way I Think About Creative Work
A stack of books full of ideas, encouragement, and perspective for creative people (+free PDF) Today’s book recommendation topic is close to my heart. The past 6 years have been a creative revival for me. I’ve read stacks of books about the creative life but these are the ones I keep coming back to. In…
My Spring Reading Recap
a wedding, my personal curriculum basket & some reflection My heart is so filled with JOY. 🩵🌞 The last month has been filled with beautiful memories, hosting special events, fun family memories and excellent conversations. A quick recap: Let’s start with graduations. 🎓🎓🎉 Graduation week and then dorm moving out day went well. There was…
Re-Runs & Real Life: My May Writing Break
graduations, a wedding, and making room for special family moments I loved sitcom re-runs in the 90’s! 📺 In the off season writers, directors, actors, and all the people needed to make a TV show took time off. The TV channel would play old favorites from the season and it was my chance to catch…
Creativity, Burnout, & Seasons of Writing
How I am finding inspiration in the quiet moments of burnout recovery and hoping to rediscover the joy of creativity after hitting pause. This fall as we started back to our school lessons and the schedule shifted, I felt my creativity drop. It was a subtle shift that happened over a month or so when…